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Quran the children are continuing to work on surah Nazi'aat. Its been two weeks
since their last last lesson, but mashallah the children have kept going with
learning and practicing at home.
This week Umar and Abdulla worked particualry
well when reciting the Quran. Brother Suffian found choosing between the two very
difficult. Abdulla went away with the trophy for making less
The
children worked with Brother Shizad on the five pillars of Islam. He got the
children to first make a house of cards, which proved to be difficult for them.
He then began to make a house of cards slowly and explaining how as muslims we
have five pillars: Shahadah (declaration of faith), Salah (five prayers) Zakat
(charity), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).
Brother Shizad explained how important each pillar is in order to be strong muslims, if one pillar is weak then our imman will also be weak like a house of cards. The stars then cut and pasted a description of one of the five pillars to each pillar on a worksheet.
Assalamualaikum.
ReplyDeleteI am Hani from Malaysia. My husband recently gets a job position in Dukhan & we are currently preparing to move to Dukhan in September.
I am browsing to see & understand what life in Dukhan is like when I stumbled upon your blog. This is interesting because I also would like to find Islamic classes there for my 3 kids (10, 7 & 6 year-olds).
I have some questions for you:
1. Are your classes for British Muslim expats only?
2. When are classes held? After school hours?
3. How frequent are the classes?
4. Do you provide Quran reading lessons for beginners?
I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you.
Warm regards,
Hani
Assalmu Alaikum Hani,
DeleteCongratulations to you and your husband for getting a job in Dukhan, in sha Allah we can meet up sometime!
To answer your questions: At this very moment the classes are only for teachers children. I know that sounds mean, but we have just started and this whole process has not been easy. Firstly put a group of teachers together in a room and discuss things like Quran, Islamic Studies, behaviour management etc, we hardly ever agree to anything, and we still need time to make this club more solid- so at the moment we are selective.
Consequently the reason why we have made this club is because other groups of people, the Indonesians, Malaysians, Arabs and Indians have all created their own systems for teaching children. Because we are expats Muslim/Brits we don't quite fit into any group. So after three years of complaining we decided to start 'something' in order to educate our children.
The Malaysian community is one of the most close, tight knit, united communities here. I am certain you will find all of your children needs met with them. If you send me your e-mail address I can pass on your details to some people I know.
There are people who can privately tutor your children, but this is dependent on what suits you. Also there are classes in the local Masjid for boys, but there maybe a waiting list.
My children and I learn Quran through e-Alim, my eldest daughter who is 10 has a lesson everyday for half an hour. I am doing basic tajweed once a week. You can choose from different courses and explain to the tutor exactly what you want from the lesson and its all online.
I have another blog called Kashif Moona and Kids in Dukhan (google it) which is more about life in Dukhan and Qatar.
If you have any other questions please ask away,
Take care
Moona